2012 Draft Report: Jesmuel Valentin Diaz

Frankie Piliere

07/30/2011

Scouting reports are the foundation of the talent evaluation system, and the reports that are used on draft day are developed from multiple viewings over the course of a player's amateur career. As part of our 2012 draft coverage here at Scout.com, we'll be providing team quality first-hand reports on the names you need to know on draft day. Here's a look at infielder, Jesmuel Valentin Diaz.

A switch hitter with excellent bloodlines, Valentin is one of the more polished bats in this high school draft class. He's very consistent from both sides of the plate, but showed even more power from the right side of the plate. He shows off booming power to his pull side and his line drives appear to have a second gear. Second base appear to be his position in the future, but we'll need to see a larger sample size of his arm at third base.